Water lift



' I Y A. LIBERTY. 1,742,996

WATER LIFT Filed May 6, 1929 I VEN TOR.

ArchieL warty ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 7, 1930 UNITED STATES ARCHIE LIBERTY, OF AMASA, MICHIGANWATER LIFT Application filed May 6. 1929. Serial No. 360,761.

This invention relates to a water lift and has for its primary object toprovide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of suchcharacter including as a part thereof, means for creating an eddy withina well above the level of the water therein, whereby water may be raisedfrom the well to a tank located exteriorly thereof.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists ofthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts ashereinafter more particularly described, and as illustrated in theaccompanying drawings wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention,but it is to be understood that such description and drawings are to betaken as illustrative and that the invention is intended to be limitedonly by the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings in which like numerals are employed todesignate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a water lift constructed inaccordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a section taken on line 22 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 indicates the wall ofa well within which is suspended a casing consistsing of an uppersection 2 and a lower section 3. The sections 2 and 3 are connectedtogether by means of a dividing wall 4 which is provided with an opening5 extending vertically therethrough to establish communication betweenthe interiors of the sectlons. The wall of the opening 5 is flared atits lower end as indicated at 6. The lower section 3 is adapted to beextended below the level of the water in the well and is providedadjacent its lower end with a plurality of openings 7 through whichwater may pass from the well to the interior of the lower section. Theupper section 2 is of less diameter than the lower section 3 and isprovided at its upper end with a discharge pipe 8, which empties into atank 9 suitably disposed with respect to the well.

Mounted within the lower section 3 is a hollow cylinder 10, the diameterof which is substantially equalto the maximum diameter of the opening 5and the upper end of which is disposed in spaced relation to the lowerend of the opening 5. The lower end of the cylinder 10 is provided witha pair of spaced bearings 11 and 12,; within which is rotatably mountedthe shaft 13 of a cylindrical propeller 14. Extending around thecylinder 14 in spiral formation is a plurality of ribs 15 for a purposeto be hereinafter disclosed.

Adapted for extension into the tank 9, is a suction pipe 15, which isoperatively connected with a pump 16. Extending from the pump 16 is amain supply pipe 17. through which the water from the tank 9 may betransmitted to any point desired. Connected with the supply pipe 17 is apressure pipe 18 which extends through the head 19 of the section 2 andthe lower end of which opens into the cylinder 10, adjacent the bottomof the latter.

in the operation of my water lift, an initial supply of Water is placedin the tank 9 which may be drawn therefrom through the suction pipe 15by the action of the pump 16. The water drawn from the tank :9 is passedinto the supply pipe 17 and a portion thereof is forced under pressurethroughthe pipe 18 into the lowerend of the cylinder 10. When the waterfrom the pressure pipe comes in contact with the ribs 15 on therotatable cylinder 14, a rotary motion is imparted to the cylinder, andthe water is forcibly dis charged from the upper end of the rotatablecylinder 14 and through the opening 5 with a whirling motion whichcreates an eddy between the walls of the cylinder 10 and the lowersection 3. The eddy thus created lifts the water within the lowersection 3 through the opening 5 and upper section 2 from where it isdischarged through the pipe 8 into the tank 9 with the water whichentered the section 2 under pressure.

illustrated and described, yet it is to be unhereto.

derstood that various changes in the details of construction may beresorted to, so long as such chan es fall within the scope of theinvention as efined in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A water lift comprising, a casing for extension into a well andconsisting of an upper and lower section, the lower section having meansto establish communication between the interior thereof and the well, adividing wall connecting the sections and formed with an opening toestablish communication there- 'between, a hollow cylinder withinthelower section, a propeller rotatably mounted within the hollowcylinder, a tank exteriorly of the well for containing an initial supplyof water, means for pumping water from the tank, and a pressure pipeconnected with such means for transmitting a portion of the water pumpedfrom the tank under pressure to the hollow cylinder for operating thepropeller to create an eddy within the lower section to lift water fromthe well.

'2; A water lift comprising, a casing for extension into a well andconsisting of an upper andlower section, the lower section having meansto establish communication between the interior thereof and the well, adividing wall connecting the sections and formed with an opening toestablish communication therebetween, a hollow cylinder Within the lowersection, a propeller rotatably mounted within the hollow cylinder, atank exteriorly of the well for containing an initial supply of water,means for pumping water from th tank, and a pressure pipe connected withsuch means for transmitting a portion of the water pumped from the tankunder pressure to the hollow cylinder for operating the propeller tocreate an eddy within the lower section to lift water from the well,said opening through the dividingwall being flared at its lower end,said hollow cylinder having a diameter substantially equalato themaximum diameterof said opening and havingits upper end disposed inspaced relation to the lower end of said opening.

In testimony whereof, I afii'x my signature ARCHIE LIBERTY.

